Is CSPAN Unfiltered?


CSPAN claims to show you political proceedings that are 100% unfiltered. But it sure does seem like they do their fair share of filtering--doesn't it? Whenever you watch CSPAN, you get the impression that they filter out all the highlights, and they only show you the extremely dull parts. They must. After all--no one has ever come across anything even slightly interesting on that channel. You watch it for two hours straight, and the most interesting part is some boring retort that the gentlewoman from Arkansas made in response to the even more boring remarks made previously by the gentleman from Florida. That's CSPAN. And then there's CSPAN 2, which utilizes an entirely different approach, and focuses on assaulting you with massive amounts of a show called Book TV. The people running CSPAN 2 adamantly believe that every day is a suitable day for a Book TV marathon. As if we're all sitting at home thinking, "Gosh. You know what would really hit the spot right now? Me overdosing on 18 consecutive episodes of Book TV. I really love that show. It’s amazing. Each episode manages to be slower paced than the previous episode." 

Have you ever measured your heart rate while watching one of the CSPANs? Let me break it down for you. If you want your pulse to be at 25 beats per minute, watch CSPAN. If you want your pulse to be at half a beat per minute, watch CSPAN 2. It’s actually kind of dangerous to watch CSPAN 2, unless you have a high quality defibrillator nearby.

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